Overview
- A stipulated order entered in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California imposes a $10 million civil penalty and resolves the case without a trial.
- The order bars Disney from operating on YouTube in ways that violate COPPA and requires a formal compliance program for its YouTube activities under court oversight.
- Justice Department filings allege Disney failed to properly designate certain videos as child-directed, enabling targeted ads and collection of children’s personal information without parental consent.
- The action was brought by the DOJ Civil Division with the Federal Trade Commission representing the United States, noting Disney’s YouTube channels attract billions of U.S. views.
- Disney has characterized some mislabeling as a clerical error and said the matter pertains to content distributed on YouTube rather than Disney-owned digital platforms.